There has been a shift in universal trend from synthetic to herbal medicine recently. It is ancient wisdom that plants have therapeutic value and are used to treat various diseases since Neanderthal age. All ancient civilizations in the world are known to use plants for medicinal purposes. Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicines are well known to the world for their natural ingredients and multiple benefits. Nature has bestowed our country with an enormous wealth of medicinal plants; therefore India has often been referred to as the Medicinal Garden of the world.

Today, people around the globe are giving preference to alternative medicines such as ayurveda, naturopathy, homeopathy and herbal medicine. Herbal medicine is cost effective and less expensive than the medicines bought from an allopathic pharmacy.

Increasing realization of the side effects of allopathic medicines, coupled with the growing awareness about the medicinal benefits as well as therapeutic effect of herbal products is pushing up the demand for herbal extracts, dietary supplementsand herbal-based beauty aids worldwide.

The annual turnover of the Indian herbal medicinal industry is about Rs. 7,500 crore as against the pharmaceutical industry’s turnover of Rs. 14,500 crores with a growth rate of more than 15 percent. As per study commissioned by the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM), the Indian herbal industry is projected to double to Rs.15, 000 crore by 2015, from the current 7,500 core business. India has a vast and rich resource of herbal raw materials and it can create a niche for itself in the global herbal market if the domestic industry produced quality products of international standards. The apex chamber estimates global herbal industry to grow to Rs 70,000 crore by 2015, more than double from the current level of Rs 30,000 crore.Small-scale players in the sector are likely to witness brighter times ahead.

India could make its presence felt in the world herbal market through quality products in view of growing bias towards herbal medicines, dietary supplements and skin and beauty aids because public perception of herbal products is a kin to organic food products. The Indian market can be divided into two categories. One that covers raw material needed by the industries and direct consumption for household remedies, while second category that comprises ready to use finished medicines, health supplements etc. There is a strong demand for raw stock of amla, isabgol, henna, ashwagandha and aloevera, and these materials are used in a big way in preparing ayurvedic formulations.

The demand for plant based medicines, health products, pharmaceuticals, food supplement, cosmetics etc are increasing in both developing and developed countries, due to the growing recognition that the natural products are non-toxic, have less side effects and easily available at affordable prices. India has lot of potential for producing world class herbal medicines. For the Entrepreneurship it is one of the areas of great opportunity & potential.The Indian herbal Industry is on a roll and poised to grow in the coming years owing to its high demands for herbal products.

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Aloevera Gel is one of the products prepared from aloe itself. Aloevera gel has very good medicine for external use for sun burning and pain killer. It has various medicinal values, which makes very good commercial value. It has required to proper plantation as demand increases day by day. Aloevera gel and aloevera produces has tremendous demand in the herbal base products area. There are many herbal base companies are trying best to explore the market available on the base of aloe and try to best utilization of and powder as well as indigenous market. Any new entrepreneur may launch in this product will be successful. It is necessary to start cultivation by using tissue culture base product.

Herbs like pudina, Palmrosa, citronella etc. can be easily used for the steam distillation process for the distillation of essential oil, but tube rosa, rose can not be used for steam distillation process since by steam temperature it break down its entity and oil loss its property. Liquid carbon dioxide supercritical process can be applied in all cases. Though it is a costlier process, but the product comes out in pure form and yield is much more higher than steam distillation. Essential oils has very good domestic as well as export market. It is advisable for new entrepreneur to set up in this field.

The essential oil of roses is not obtained directly from the distillate. Rose water collected during the distillation is placed in shallow earthern or metallic vessel and exposed to the cold of the night air in the open, protected from dust with clean muslin cloth. Rose oils are in constant use as component of awide range of flower and fancy perfumes and several of them are to be found in every cosmetics. The main use of natural rose oil is found in perfume spray industry, toilet soap, Talcum powder and agarbati industry. Rose oil is produced in India in large quantities mainly in U.P. state. It exports 60% products to overseas market and 40% is indigenously sold. So there is good export market potential. Any entrepreneur can may come this field and get profit.

The growing environmental concern of the last decade and more has also shifted the focus to the use of ecologically friendly products which has in turn, spurred the cosmetic industry to look for alternative. The use of herbs for medicinal and cosmetic purposes goes back to ancient times in our country. Aromatic herbs were used to perfume hair and body massage oil and bath water. With the liberalization, nature based cosmetics from overseas are also finding their way into the Indian market. Competition has on courage a few of our entrepreneurs to join the herbal bandwagon. The demand for herbal cosmetics will forever increased. There is good scope for new investment.

Herbs are grown in large number of verities in our country due to vast and wide variation in soil and climate. The extracts of these can be used as raw material for various food, cosmetics and medicinal formulation. Due to the damaging side effects of allopathic medicines and synthetic cosmetics the products based upon herbal extracts are gaining more and more significance due to their efficacy, naturalness and its matching with human body system without any damaging side effects. Food, cosmetic and fragrance industries are also big users of herbal extracts. Besides domestic market there exist a potential and growing export market also for the herbal extract. You can come in this project. There is very good scope for new investment.

Herbs and plants have been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of year. Even with the revolution in antibiotics and other synthetic medicines in the twentieth century. China and India are the largest consumers of traditional and herbal medicines. Sales of herbal and homeopathic remedies are increasing rapidly in most major markets and drugs companies are investing huge sums to develop tropical plant species into sources for the drugs of tomorrow. Herbs content specific alkaloids which are destroyed by keeping it is the room temperature for more than three days. India is richly endowed with a wide range of plant species. Many of these plant possess tremendous medicinal values and being used extensively for such purposes. There is bright scope of medicinal herbs plants.

Soaps contain too much alkali which is bad for hair and scalp. Shampoos are safer, they are designed to clean the hair and scalp without seriously reducing natural, oiliness, so that the hair is left with a natural glow and in a soft and manageable condition. Emulsified coconut shampoos popularized the liquid variety. Herbal shampoos are a fast growing segment. Herbal shampoos are generally attracts the customers, especially the fair sex. So it is a good field for a new entrepreneur to invest.

Every herbal plant have its own specific use for the production of specific drugs from specific herb. It has large enduse in the pharmaceutical industry. The only countries in the world with significant prescription sales of herbal medicines are China, India, Japan and Germany. Most sales of herbal medicine in North America and Europe are of over the country. India is richly endowed with a wide range of plant species. Many of these plants possess tremendous medicinal values and being used extensively for such purposes. Government of India has been engaged in promoting exports of herbal based products.

Aloe vera gel is one of the products prepared from aloe itself. Aloe vera gel has very good medicine for external use for sun burning and pain killer. It has various medicinal values, which makes very good commercial use. It is required proper plantation as demand increases day by day. Aloe vera is a perennial plant with multiple tuberous roots and many fibrous supporting roots penetrating into the soil. The plants do not have true stem but produce bloom stalks. The plants has strongly culticularized leaves, having spiny margin with thin walled tubular cells. Aloe vera gel & powder has tremendous demand in the herbal base products area. It has been found that demand of aloe vera gel & powder is increasing by 10% -15% per year.

Sennosides from senna leaf owing to their cathartic and laxative properties are being used as laxative pills and their demand in medical field is increasing at the rapid pace. There is an immense scope of the product in regard to the fast expansion of the medical field and its utilization.

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